Recognized as one of the definitive handbooks in the battle against assisted suicide, this clearly written analysis examines the issue from numerous perspectives. Chapters include: The story of Jack Kevorkian; the history of the Hemlock Society; real answers to pain and depression; hospice care; medical ethics; the social history of assisted suicide; and much more.

Eight Horror and Fantasy Short Stories from Molecat Jumaway.
A Man Struggles with the aftermath of a hostage situation. A woman struggles with the death of her son and Farley Struggles with Faeries. A man struggles with his boring life while Josephine struggles with Sales representatives.
Basically it’s about the struggle.

In 'Journey to Freedom - Moroccan Stories' Sascha von Bornheim tells of his childhood, which came to an abrupt end when his family -including his certifiably insane stepfather- moved from his native Germany to Rabat, Morocco.
Adapting to life in the Muslim country with its unfamiliar customs and traditions was made almost unbearable by Sascha's mother and stepfather.

In October Breezes, Devin Abbott almost lost the one person who mattered most—Skye Williams. Following a rape and an abortion, she'd believed suicide the only answer, yet Devin saved her. Skye and Devin separating for college, and when they return, they must both admit how they feel about the future, knowing that while the past is there, so is an unswerving bond that not even time can change.

Bart’s ghost writing job finds him penning letters from a deceased man to send to his widow. It’s a weird job, sure, but it’s a living. Then one day Bart gets a call. “Is this the place that sends letters from my Max?” and fear strikes at Bart’s soul. What does he do if no one wants his ghost written letters? What is his responsibility to those who have passed on?

In a quiet Hampshire town, a young girl jumps to her death. A pregnant woman is then viciously raped. Two lovers impaled together by a maniac. A devil walks among men. A lone detective trying to piece together the puzzle and save a kidnap victim from certain death. A desperate father seeks answers to his daughters untimely passing
The answers defy belief. The clock is ticking!

Joe stared out at the old swing-bridge in the middle of the river. Diving from that bridge was the only thing he’d ever accomplished in his life, and if he could do it once, he could do it again. Then things would be different. But the bridge looked vaguely sinister now, a rusting steel skeleton balanced on a concrete finger thrusting out of the dark water. And then there was the boy-in-the-cow.

A pithy, clear guide to creating and evaluating theory in the social sciences. Using a simple model of theory assessment--and applying it in depth to foundational and still-relevant social and economic theorists such as Durkheim, Marx and Parsons--Dr. Smelser shows the way to a better understanding of what social theory is supposed to accomplish and how to read it critically. New Introductions.